20 Richest Olympians In The World 2023

Those who participate in one of the Olympics games and make their way straight to winning gold are known as Olympians. They are the top-ranked athletes in their Nation. Not only do they represent their home nation at the grandest event of all, but they also earn global recognition as they take gold to their home.

However, putting all this fame and recognition aside, the amount of money they make as professional athletes varies on their overall success. But I know that most of you would love to know about the richest Olympic winners. That’s why we couldn’t care any less but to make a list of 20 Richest Olympians In The World 2023.

In the following content, we have picked some of the most successful and decorated Olympic athletes from different regions. Most of the information about these Olympians is entirely derived from Wikipedia since it is considered one of the most trusted sources available.

Therefore, ensure you stay hooked on every sentence added to this article as a piece of information. 

Here Are the Top 20 Richest Olympians and Their Net Value:

1. Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is one of the wealthiest Olympians and a successful businessman with $1.7 billion. He has won two Olympic gold medals in men’s basketball. A successful career as a basketball player brought Michael multiple titles and Honors. He eventually got acknowledged by the NBA website as the greatest basketball player of all time.

2. LeBron James

 

The Billionaire Basketball player LeBron James is one of the richest Olympians and officially the first NBA player to have a fortune of $1Billion. He has won two gold medals in the Olympics Games and one in FIBA Americas Championship. In his professional career, Lebron has earned numerous Titles and Honors, including the 2003 National Champion.

3. Magic Johnson

 

Magic Johnson is one of the greatest point guards of all time who has played thirteen seasons in the NBA. He won the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in men’s basketball. During his professional run in the NBA, he was honored with multiple awards and honors, including Three-time NBA MVP. Even more, he has been a 10-time NBA champion.

4. Roger Federer

 

Roger Federer is one of the all-time best Tennis Players and had once ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Before retiring from his professional life, he had won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As of today, he has a fortune of $550 million, coming out as one of the wealthiest Olympians in the world in 2023.

5. Michael Phelps II

 

From the United States of America, Michael Phelps, aka “The Flying Fish,” is one of the most decorated Olympians with a net worth of $100M. He has won so many gold medals in his overall career that it exceeds the number of hundred.

However, we do have a count of his total Olympics gold wins; he has won twenty-three gold medals in his Olympics career. Moreover, throughout his entire professional competitive swimming career, he has achieved dozens of honors and awards.

After taking so many gold medals and awards home, Phelps revealed his retirement from competitive swimming on August 12, 2016.

6. Venus Williams

 

With a $95 million net worth, Venus Williams has officially entered the list of richest Olympians in the world in 2023. She has four Olympic gold medal wins and was once known for being the world No. 1 in both Singles and Doubles. She has won seven Grand Slam titles, something to be considered a noteworthy achievement in the world of sports.

Besides winning gold at the Olympics and other events, Venus Williams has made quite a fortune, making her one of the wealthiest Olympic athletes.

7. Usain Bolt

 

The fastest man alive, aka Lightning Bolt, formally known as Usain Bolt, has a net worth of $90M. He has taken eight gold medals to his home Sherwood Content, Jamaica. But besides the Olympic event, Bolt has also participated in various contests. Therefore, his total number of gold medals on different occasions is 39.

But apart from winning gold at the Olympics and other events, Bolt has had an impact on youths. For most of the young generation, Bolt is a living legend, one the greatest sprinters of all time. Therefore, It would seem unfair if Bolt wasn’t in the top spot of this list.

8. Shaun White

 

Shaun White is a gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He had won the most Olympic and X-Games gold medals in his prime. Throughout his professional career, he has taken eighteen gold medals to his home in San Diego, California, U.S.

His last Olympic gold medal came at PyeongChang in 2018. Besides his professional career in the Olympics in Snowboarding, and skateboarding, he has pursued a career in various other fields, including Acting.

Therefore, Shaun has made quite a fortune for himself. According to the latest sources and information, Shaun’s net worth in numbers is around $65M.

9. Lance Armstrong

OK! So we have a former professional road racing cyclist on the list. Lance Armstrong, with a net worth of $50 million, is one of the richest Olympians. Although he never won a gold medal at the Olympic Games and ended up disqualified, he managed to win one at the 1993 UCI Road World Championships.

Lance Armstrong’s professional career brought him major success and achievements from 1990 to 1998. From the year 1999 to 2005, Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times and became known as one of the sports icons.

During his professional career, he suffered from testicular cancer and also went through ups and downs. Eventually, Lance had to give up all his titles when an investigation revealed Armstrong using performance-enhancing drugs in his career.

10. Peter Sagan

 

From Slovak, Peter Sagan is one of the richest Olympians in the world in 2023. He has won three gold medals at the UCI Road World Championship tournament. He also won three more golds at various events, two at the European Championship tournament and one at the 2008 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships.

Along with his success as a road bicycle racer, he has achieved many successes throughout his career from 2010 to 2021. Looking at Peter’s personal life, he is a Catholic who developed a drinking habit over time and violated curfew during the epidemic. It caused him criticism from his fans, moreover, he had to apologize and pay a fine of €6,600.

11. Alan Pascoe

 

The 75 years ol Alan Pascoe has a fortune of $30 million, making him one of the wealthiest Athletes on our list. In 1972 in Munich, Allan reached second place in the 4×400 meter relay at the Olympics. However, he won three gold medals in two different events, two at the European Championships and one at the Commonwealth Games.

Fortunately, Alan was able to build a career outside of competitive athletics, and it turned out successful for him. He received an honorary doctorate from Brunel University in 1997.

12. Scott Hamilton

 

Scott, the 1984 Winter Olympic winner in figure skating, has a net worth of $30 million. From Franklin, Tennessee, USA, Scott has become one of the wealthiest Olympians in the world right now. In addition to winning a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, Scott won four more gold medals at the World Figure Skating Championship tournament.

13. Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckx, one of the wealthiest professional road and track bicycle racers, has a fortune of $20 million. He won seven gold medals in two different events, four at the World Championships and three at the European Championships. In addition to winning gold medals at various events, Eddy earned several titles and honors, including the Knight of the French Legion of Honor in 1975.

14. Jan Ullrich

German professional road bicycle racer (Former), Jan Ullrich, is one of the wealthiest Olympians in the World in 2023 with a fortune of $20 Million. Ullrich took gold to his home German when he won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Besides his Olympic success, Jan has won three more gold at World Championships in road bicycle racing.

During an interview with Sky Sports, Jan publicly admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs and refused to return his medal. In his comment, he made it clear that he used it to get on par with his competitors because he believed everyone else was using it at the time.

15. Frederick Carlton Lewis

 

Carl Lewis is a nine-time Olympic gold medalist. From 1979 to 1996, Carl had one of the most successful professional athlete careers. As of today, he has become one of the richest Olympians in the world 2023, with a net worth of more than $20 million.

Other than the Olympics, Carl won thirteen gold medals in three different events, eight at the World Championships, two at the Pan American Games, and three at the Goodwill Games.

16. Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz is a former American competitive swimmer known for winning nine Olympic gold medals. In the 1972 Olympics, Mark made history by winning seven gold medals in record-making time, which lasted 36 years. Later, the record was broken by Michael Phelps, with eight gold medal wins.

Besides winning gold medals at the Olympics games, Mark has had 15 more gold wins at two events. Five of his gold wins came from the Pan American Games and ten from the Maccabiah Games.

As of today, Mark is known to have a $20 Million fortune, making him one of the richest Olympians in the world 2023.

17. Oksana Baiul

 

1994 Lillehammer Olympics winner Oksana Baiul has a net worth of $20 million, making her wealthier than most other Olympians. She was the first skater from Ukraine to take gold at the Winter Olympics. After her successful Olympic win in 1994, She decided to become a professional and tour United States for a successful Skating career.

You will also find books about her life and journey in skating that she wrote herself and published in 1997.

18. Brian Boitano

 

From Mountain View, California, this American professional Figure Skater (Retired) net value is around $18 Million. He is one of the richest skaters to win gold in the Olympics. Besides, he has won two gold medals at the World Championships.

Due to his thriving professional career, Brian was honored with multiple awards and honors, including the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

19. Kurt Angle

 

A former WWE wrestler and athlete, Kurt Angle is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of his generation. Known as an Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle, during his prime time, earned the nickname “The American hero.”

His invincible success came when he won the Olympics with a broken neck. It brought him massive popularity in WWE. Besides winning a gold medal in the Olympics, Kurt Angle has won three more gold medals on two occasions, one in the World Championships tournament and two in NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

At present, he has a fortune of $5Million and is considered one of the richest Olympians in 2023.

20. PV Sindhu

 

From India, PV Sindhu is one of the highest-paid female Athletes with a monthly income of 50 Lakhs. According to Forbes, her net worth is estimated to be around $7.1 million. Despite having some major wins on big occasions, such as the Commonwealth Games, World Championships, and more.

Overall, Sindhu is a successful athlete and one of the most decorated Indian Female sportspersons. However, she is yet to win a gold at the Olympics. In the past Olympic 2020 Tokyo, Sindu ended her Olympics by winning a Bronze medal.

Hopefully, Sindhu has not given any thought to her retirement. Therefore, she still has her aim set to win gold in the next Olympic Games.

Conclusion

In conclusion, these are our top 20 Richest Olympians In The World in 2023. Although there may have been some rich Olympians left to pick, we did our best to include the best twenty based on their overall career success. As you learned, in this list, most of the athletes are Olympic gold winners.

Although some of them did not win gold in the Olympics, we couldn’t ignore the success they achieved as a professional athlete. But to keep things fair, you can share names of athletes who you think should have been on this list.

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